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2 February 2008A.R.I. DX Bulletin
No 874
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*** 4 2 5 D X N E W S ***
DX INFORMATION
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Edited by I1JQJ IK1ADH
Direttore Responsabile I2VGW
3Y0 - The team on Bouvet Island is scheduled to be picked up on 12
February (the date may change due to local conditions). Petrus,
3Y0E is active on 20 metres SSB (14260 kHz with a split of 5 kHz
up) and operates barefoot with a vertical antenna. QSL via LZ3HI.
Updates, log search and additional information are availabe at
www.3y0e.com
CE - CE6TBN, HA1AG, RA0FU and RV1CC will be active as XR7A from
Ascension Island (SA-043) on 2-6 February and as XR7W from Wager
Island (SA-053) on 9-12 February (weather permitting). They will
focus on 30, 40 and 20 metres. Depending on Internet availability,
Zoli(HA1AG)willtrytoupdatehistravelblog
(ha1ag.wordpress.com) during the trip. QSLs via HA1AG. [TNX HA1AG]
EA - Adolfo, EA7TV reports he will operate as EA7TV/P from the two El
Rompido lighthouses (ARLHS SPA-271 and and SPA-337) on 8-10
February. QSL via home call, direct or bureau.
EA8 - Slavo, SP2JMB reports he will be active as EA8/SP2JMB from
Tenerife, Canary Islands (AF-004) on 12-19 February. He will
operate CW and SSB on 80-10 metres. QSl via home call, direct or
bureau.
ES - Twenty-six ES90 callsigns (from ES90A to ES90Z) will be aired
during February (but some stations will be active also later, e.g.
in the major international contests) to celebrate the 90th
anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Estonia (24
February 1918). [TNX ES2MC]
ES - Vello, ES1QD will be active as ES90M from Muhu Island (EU-034)
sometime in February. QSL via home call. [TNX K1XN]
FJ - Nigel, G3TXF is currently active as FJ/G3TXF from St. Barthelemy
(NA-146). He operates CW on 40-10 metres and will be leaving the
island on on 5 February in his early morning. QSL via home call.
HH - Yannick, HH2FYD will operate as HH2FYD/6 from Ile a Vache (NA-149)
from about 16 UTC on 2 February until about 23 UTC on the 5th.
Expect activity on 20 metres SSB (+/- 14260 kHz). On-line logs will
be avialable at http://www.cdxc.org/dxp/2007-HH2FYD/hh2fyd-fr.htm .
QSL via F6FYD. [TNX F5NQL]
LU - Dario, LU3DR is active as AY0DX until 31 December. The special
callsign celebrates the 100th anniversary of the San Jose School in
the city of Tandil, Argentina. QSL via LU3DR. [TNX LU3DR]
PY - The PW2M team [425DXN 869] originally had planned to be active from
Moela Island (SA-071) until 8 February, but they have been
authorized through the 5th only. Access is granted, permissions are
given and transportation is supplied by the Brazilian Navy. Expect
PW2M to be aired on 160-6 metres SSB, CW, RTTY and BPSK (plus 60m
on an experimental basis for the first time in Brazil) with four
stations operating simultaneously depending on propagation. QSL via
AI4U or (for Brazilian stations) PY2AA. [TNX PY2WAS]
PZ - PZ5WW (AC8W), PZ5DD (K8DD), PZ5TX (KB8TXZ) and PZ5AY (W5JAY) will
be operating from the QTH of PZ5RA, Suriname on 13-18 February.
Look for activity on 160-10 metres, with a particular emphasis on
the low bands. They will participate in the ARRL DX CW Contest as
PZ5WW (Multi-Single). QSL PZ5DD and PZ5WW via K8DD; QSL PZ5TX via
KB8TXZ; QSL PZ5AY via W5JAY. [TNX K8DD]
S2 - S21ZDT is the new callsign issued to Toby, SM4XDJ for his activity
from Bangladesh [425DXN 871]. He will be active from different
locations between 1 and 17 February, and will operate SSB and
digital modes during his evening hours and the weekends. QSL via
SM4XIH. On-line logs will be available at http://s21zdt.fittest.nu
[TNX SM4XIH]
TI9 - The TI9K licence, previously issued to TI2KAC, has been reissued to
TI7WGI when Carlos decided to drop out of the expedition. The TI9K
final team of operators